Warm, balmy, partly- cloudy afternoon. 15 people, 11 dogs enjoying beach, sitting or walking. Notable all along the tideline were many thumbnail sized clear jellyfish, large amounts of mole crab parts, and some still alive and laying eggs in the sand., general movement of many first year gulls was northward. 2 decomposed birds, 1 a pelagic cormorant, 1 a common murre. A small amount of 4-5" crab molt along beach, along with many small pebbles and some kelp. Beach was absolutely clean!

2015

December 13, 2015 - bahngarten

We did a partial walk, even though it was low tide, ocean waves extremely high, tideline within 100 feet of bluff. Heavy flooding of Beachside campground requiring caretaker to move RV. Large amount...

Clear calm morning, 9 people, 4 dogs walking on beach. 11 dead common murres (3-6 days) found along high tide line of last week storms. 9 Canadian geese flying southbound, small flock of unidentified...

2012

December 2, 2012 - bahngarten

Unable to access beach for more than 200 feet, due to Beachside parking and camground flooding and high creek levels across beach. 1 japanese label plastic water bottle removed. Large wracks of bull...

Large amounts of sand deposited along foredunes, usual for this time of year, with recent storms. Large amounts of nickel-sized, clear jellyfish along high tide line. Clean beach, little activity--1...

Calm sunny morning with 12 people and 4 dogs walking/running on the beach. Large rolls of bull kelp intermittently found along mile. 1-3ft. square of styrofoam (float) wrapped in netting and plastic...

Heavy amounts of mole crab on the beach, Whimbrel dining on molecrab, Caspian Tern flying north. Sited an upside down car chassis with all four wheels and tires still intact and reported it to State...

Large, copious kelp beds we observed earlier this winter ae now very dehydrated beds of rope. Some fishing rope is entwined in them. On the beach at Beachside State Park, at surf side, we saw Western...